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Yahoo falls after Alibaba revenue report, levels to watchShares are down 4.7% to $35.17 at time of writing, putting next support at $34.77 which is the session low. Next support below the low of the day is at $34.36. Resistance is at $36.38.

Yahoo CEO sees Q3 pressure on revenue ex-TAC and adjusted EBITDASpeaking on the company's Q2 earnings conference call, Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer said she is "pleased" with momentum in display business, adding that the company will continue to focus on sustaining GAAP revenue growth while striving to grow adjusted EBITDA. She noted search clicks were up 13% for the quarter, and mobile user base was up 14%. Mayer cautioned that the Gemini search platform will see pricing pressure and reduced revenue per search in the near-term as Yahoo optimizes the service. She said she expects "some" pressure in Q3 including pressure on revenue ex-TAC and adjusted EBITDA, and remarked separately that Yahoo has been investing "modestly" over the past two years in algorithmic and paid search technologies. Finally, Mayer declined to speculate on any future agreements with Google (GOOG). CFO Ken Goldman said the company's "highest priority" is to execute the Alibaba (BABA) spinoff this year. Goldman also noted that Yahoo's board of directors and management team have met with advisors to review alternatives with regards to Yahoo Japan, but had no specific conclusion to share.

Yahoo reports Q2 Paid Clicks up 13%Gross search revenue was $920M for Q2, an increase of 15% compared to the second quarter of 2014. The number of Paid Clicks increased approximately 13% compared to the second quarter of 2014. Price-per-Click increased approximately 4% compared to the second quarter of 2014.